ISG  • 


<riu-  yicia  is  flu-  Gloria. 


MANUAL 


OF  THE 


FREE  BAPTIST 


Foreign  Mission  Society. 


REVISE &  EDITION. 


BOSTON : 

F.  B.  PRINTING  ESTABLISHMENT. 

1887. 


I 


MANUAL 


OF  THE 


FREE  BAPTIST 

Foreign  Mission  Society 


REVISED  EDITION. 


BOSTON : 

F.  B.  PRINTING  ESTABLISHMENT 
1887. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  FOREIGN  MISSION  SOCIETY. 


President. — O.  B.  CHENEY,  D.  D.,  Lewiston,  Me. 
Vice-presidents—  I.  D.  STEWART,  D.  D.,  C.  H.  FORNEY,  D.  D.,  D. 
B.  Montgomery,  N.  Corley,  T.  H.  Siddall,  J.  W.  Osborn, 
ph.  D. 

Corresponding  Secretary. — T.  H.  STACY,  Auburn,  Me. 

Treasurer. — ARTHUR  GIVEN,  Auburn,  R.  I. 

Recording  Secretary. — A.  W.  ANTHONY,  Bangor,  Me. 

Executive  Committee. —  O.  B.  CHENEY,  T.  H.  STACY,  A.  W. 
Anthony,  J.  Rand,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Burlingame,  M.  S.  Newcomer, 
D.  W.  C.  Durgin,  Jos.  McLeod,  Thomas  Spooner,  E.  W 
Page,  H.  F.  Wood,  A.  C.  Russell,  J.  T.  Ward,  C.  A.  Tilling- 
hast,  F.  L.  Hayes. 


FORM  FOR  A  BEQUEST. 

“  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Free  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society, 

incorporated  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Maine, . 

[here  insert  the  amount]  to  be,  by  my  said  Executor,  paid  over  to  the 

Treasurer  of  said  Society,  in . days  [or  months]  after  my 

decease,  to  be  used  for  the  purposes  for  which  said  Society  was  incor¬ 
porated  [or  for  the  permanent  fund].” 

In  giving  real  estate,  the  word  “devise”  should  be  used  after  “  be 
queath.” 


MANUAL. 


This  pamphlet  is  a  manual  for  peisons  wishing  to 
engage  in  missionary  work  under  the  direction  of 
the  Free  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society,  for  ap¬ 
pointed  missionaries  before  they  shall  have  entered 
their  fields  of  labor,  and  for  other  purposes. 

It  will  serve  instead  of  many  written  and  verbal  an¬ 
swers  to  inquiries  which  must  otherwise  be  made  to 
the  Corresponding  Secretary  or  Treasurer. 

Candidates  for  Foreign  Missionary  work  will  be  ex¬ 
pected  to  be  acquainted  with  the  contents  of  these 
pages. 

I.  Qualifications  of  a  Missio?iary  Candidate. 

1.  Decided,  enlightened,  and  uniform  piety  ;  correct 
views  of  the  great  doctrines  and  duties  of  Christianity ; 
strong  love  for  Christ,  and  the  souls  of  men  ;  and  con¬ 
sistent  habits  in  daily  walk  with  God,  in  the  duties  of 
the  closet,  and  in  conversation  and  conduct  in  inter¬ 
course  with  Christian  brethren,  and  before  the  world. 

2.  A  conviction  of  the  duty  of  going  in  person  to  the 
heathen,  with  a  strong  love  for  the  work  of  missions* 


4 


MANUAL. 


3.  Good  common  sense,  a  sound  judgment,  and  a 
quick  discernment  and  good  knowledge  of  human 
character. 

4.  An  amiable  and  kind  disposition. 

5.  Firmness  of  character,  with  patience,  persever¬ 
ance,  and  cheerfulness. 

6.  Industry,  economy,  faithfulness,  punctuality  and 
thoroughness. 

7.  Good  bodily  health,  and  the  prospect  of  retain¬ 
ing  it  in  the  field  in  which  he  desires  to  labor. 

8.  Good  intellectual  abilities,  studious  habits,  readi¬ 
ness  in  acquiring  languages,  a  mind  well  furnished 
with  useful  knowledge,  and  trained  to  use  its  powers  to 
good  advantage. 

9.  A  willingness  to  labor  in  any  department  as  di¬ 
rected  by  the  Mission  Committee  in  the  field  under  the 
authority  of  the  Executive  Board. 

10.  A  character  irreproachable  and  under  no  cloud 
from  the  past. 

11.  Such  attainments  in  all  the  branches  of  theo¬ 
logical  learning  as  would  give  him  a  respectable  stand¬ 
ing  among  the  intelligent  pastors  of  our  churches.  In 
ordinary  cases  it  is  expected  that  those  who  enter  the 
missionary  service  will  do  so  with  the  intention  of  re¬ 
maining  in  it  through  life. 

The  foregoing  qualifications  are  also  requisite  in 
women,  whether  married  or  unmarried,  who  go  out  as 
missionaries,  so  far  as  they  apply  to  their  sphere  of 
labor. 


MANUAL. 


5 


II.  Application  for  Appointment  to  Missionary 

Service. 

Any  one  deciding  to  seek  an  appointment  as  a  for¬ 
eign  missionary  should  apply  in  writing  to  the  Cor¬ 
responding  Secretary.  The  applicant  should  give  a 
brief  history  of  himself,  as  to  his  age,  residence,  early 
education,  habits,  and  employments,  his  religious  ex¬ 
perience,  and  his  views  and  motives  in  desiring  the 
missionary  work.  He  should  state  particularly  whether 
he  has  a  sound  constitution,  and  is  in  good  general 
health,  or  the  contrary ;  whether  he  is  in  debt,  or  ex¬ 
pects  to  be  so  when  his  studies  are  completed  ;  whether 
he  expects  to  go  as  a  married  or  a  single  man ;  also 
any  particulars  respecting  himself  which  he  thinks  the 
Executive  Board  ought  to  know  in  acting  upon  his  of¬ 
fer  of  service.  This  paper  should  be  as  brief  as  circum¬ 
stances  will  permit,  and  drawn  up  with  great  frankness 
on  the  part  of  the  applicant.  He  may  expect  the  Sec¬ 
retary  to  use  a  corresponding  frankness  towards  him. 
He  should  not  feel  himself  to  be  unkindly  treated  if  told 
that  his  prospect  of  success  in  missionary  work  will  not 
justify  his  being  sent  to  engage  in  it ;  nor  ought  he  to 
regard  such  a  reply  as  dictated  by  any  other  motives 
than  a  regard  to  his  highest  usefulness,  and  to  the  best 
interests  of  the  cause  of  Christ. 

Those  who  desire  to  go  as  the  wives  of  missionaries, 
may  make  the  offer  or  application  through  their  intend¬ 
ed  husbands. 


6 


M  A  IV  U  A  L. 


III.  Testimonials  of  Applica?its. 

Applications  for  appointment  should  be  accompa¬ 
nied  with  testimonials  respecting  character  and  qualifi¬ 
cations,  as  named  under  the  head  of  Qualifications  of 
a  Missionary  Candidate,  the  testimonials  to  be  fur¬ 
nished  by  the  pastor  or  deacons  of  the  church  to  which 
the  applicant  belongs,  or  where  he  is  in  the  habit  of  at¬ 
tending  worship.  Professors  or  teachers  of  literary  and 
theological  institutions  where  he  may  have  studied,  and 
the  ecclesiastical  body  by  which  he  was  licensed  or  or¬ 
dained,  are  proper  sources  from  which  to  obtain  testi¬ 
monials.  The  testimonials  should  be  full,  minute,  and 
explicit.  They  should  be  addressed  to  the  Corre¬ 
sponding  Secretary,  by  the  writers,  in  sealed  envelopes, 
the  contents  being  unknown  to  the  applicants. 

IV.  Questions  to  Missionary  Applicants. 

As  those  who  apply  for  appointment  as  foreign  mis¬ 
sionaries  will  be  expected  to  answer  the  following 
questions,  they  should  carefully  consider  them,  so  as  to 
be  prepared  to  answer  when  they  are  questioned. 

1.  What,  in  your  view,  are  the  leading  doctrines 
and  precepts  of  the  Bible? 

2.  Have  you  doubts  respecting  any  of  the  doctrines 
held  by  Free  Baptists? 

3.  What  are  your  views  of  religion  as  a  matter  of  ex¬ 
perience  ;  and  of  the  work  of  the  Holy  Spirit  on  the 
heart?  Why  do  you  think  you  are  renewed  by  the 
Holy  Spirit? 


MANUAL. 


7 


4.  In  what  view  does  it  seem  to  you  to  be  impor¬ 
tant  that  the  Gospel  should  be  preached  to  the  heathen  ; 
and  on  what  grounds  are  Christians  under  obligation 
to  send  it  to  them  ? 

5 .  Why  do  you  desire  to  engage  in  missionary  work  ? 

6.  What  are  your  views  and  your  purpose  relative  to 
entering  into  the  missionary  work  for  life  ? 

7.  What  is  your  age?  What  is  your  native  place? 
Where  has  been  your  residence?  In  what  business 
have  you  been  engaged? 

8.  What  course  of  education  have  you  pursued ;  and 
what  knowledge  have  you  of  the  Latin,  Greek,  or  He¬ 
brew  languages  ;  or  ot  any  foreign  language  ?  Do  you 
easily  acquire  languages? 

9.  What  is  the  state  of  your  health?  Are  you 
aware  of  being  now  or  of  having  been  subject  to  any 
bodily  ailment  or  infirmity  ?  Are  your  habits  sedentary, 
or  active  ? 

10.  Are  any  near  relatives  so  dependent  on  you,  or 
likely  to  become  so,  that  you  are  under  obligation  to 
make  provision  for  their  support? 

11.  If  under  engagement,  expressed  or  implied, 
with  a  view  to  marriage,  does  your  intended  wife  enter 
fully  into  your  views  and  feelings  with  regard  to  the 
missionary  work?  Has  she  a  good  constitution  and 
good  health? 

12.  Is  there  anything  in  the  organization  or  Rules 
of  the  Society,  or  in  the  organization  or  manner  of 
conducting  the  mission,  which  you  disapprove,  or  which 
would  prevent  your  laboring  happily  in  connection  with 
the  Society,  and  in  conformity  to  its  regulations? 


8 


MANUAL. 


V.  The  Mission  Committee. 

1.  The  Executive  Board  shall  appoint  a  committee  of 
missionaries  in  the  field,  to  be  called  the  Mission  Com¬ 
mittee,  who  shall  hold  office  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Board, 
and  who  shall  have  such  powers  and  perform  such 
duties  as  the  Board  from  time  to  time  may  determine. 

2.  The  said  committee  shall  be  duly  organized  with 
a  Chairman,  to  be  appointed  by  itself,  and  a  Secretary 
and  Treasurer,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Executive  Board. 

3.  Remittances  for  the  mission  shall  be  made  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Mission  Committee,  who  shall  be  held 
accountable  to  the  Society  for  the  disbursements. 

4.  All  correspondence  between  this  committee  and 
the  Executive  Board  shall  be  conducted  by  the  Secre¬ 
tary  of  the  said  committee. 

5.  Funds  not  otherwise  appropriated  by  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Board,  shall  be  paid  out  only  on  the  approval  of 
the  said  committee. 

6.  The  said  committee  shall  appoint  a  person  to 
represent  the  Society  at  each  station  and  at  the  Bible 
School,  who  shall  receive  and  pay  out  all  moneys  of  the 
Mission  at  that  station,  and  for  the  work  connected 
with  it,  and  report  the  same  to  its  Treasurer. 

7.  Through  the  Society’s  representative,  chosen  for 
that  purpose,  each  missionary  must  make  an  annual 
report  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Mission  Committee,  of 
the  money  received  from  all  sources,  and  of  all  the 
items  of  expenditure,  with  a  careful  estimate  of  ap¬ 
propriations  necessary  for  the  ensuing  year. 


MANUAL. 


9 


8.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Mission  Committee  shall 
send  annually  to  the  Executive  Board  an  accurate 
statement  of  receipts  and  expenditures  at  each  station, 
with  a  careful  estimate  of  appropriations  necessary  for 
the  ensuing  year. 


VI.  The  Appointment  and  its  Consequences. 

1.  The  missionary  engages,  on  accepting  his  ap¬ 

pointment,  to  conform  to  the  Rules  and  Regulations  of 
the  Society,  the  nature  of  which  he  is  supposed  dis¬ 
tinctly  to  understand.  He  thus  pledges  himself, 
among  other  things,  to  be  governed  by  the  vote  of  the 
Mission  Committee  in  regard  to  all  questions  that  arise 
in  its  proceedings,  said  proceedings  being  subject 
to  the  revision  of  the  Executive  Board.  He  comes, 
also,  under  other  distinct  and  well-understood 
pledges  :  (i)  As  to  his  manner  of  life ;  which  is  to 

be  one  of  exemplary  piety  and  devotion  to  his  work. 
(2)  As  to  his  teaching;  which  must  be  conformed  to 
the  doctrines  of  the  Bible.  (3)  As  to  ecclesiastical 
usages ;  which  must  conform,  substantially,  to  the 
usages  of  the  churches  at  home. 

2.  Candidates  who  have  received  their  appoint¬ 
ment  can  not  begin  to  draw  upon  the  Treasury  for 
their  expenses,  except  by  the  direction  of  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Board. 

3.  The  Society  does  not  pay  the  debts  of  missionaries 
contracted  before  their  appointment,  nor  those  which 
they  contract  afterwards. 


10 


MANUAL. 


4.  It  is  a  general  usage  not  to  pay  any  part  of  the 
expenses  incurred  by  the  candidate  in  the  regular  pre¬ 
paratory  course  of  study  for  his  profession. 

5.  No  candidate  should,  after  his  appointment, 
pursue  any  course  involving  expense  on  the  part  of  the 
Society,  unless  expressly  authorized  to  do  so.  Nor 
should  he  leave  the  country  till  all  his  debts  are  paid, 
or  arranged  for,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Board. 

6.  The  salary  of  a  man  and  his  wife  is  eight  hun¬ 
dred  dollars  a  year,  of  a  single  man  five  hundred,  and 
of  a  single  woman  four  hundred. 

7.  The  missionary’s  salary  commences  on  his 
reaching  the  field,  and  ends  when  he  leaves  it.  The 
Society  pays  the  price  of  passage  to  the  field,  and 
that  of  returning  from  it  when  the  return  is  authorized. 

8.  The  field  of  labor  of  each  missionary  shall  be 
determined  by  the  Executive  Board.  Temporary 
changes  may  be  made  by  the  Mission  Committee. 

9.  All  matters  of  business  in  the  field  requir¬ 
ing  THE  ATTENTION  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  BOARD,  MUST 
COME  OFFICIALLY  FROM  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  MIS¬ 
SION  Committee  to  the  Corresponding  Secretary 
of  the  Society. 

10.  The  fact  should  never  be  lost  sight  of,  that  the 
Society,  its  officers  and  committees,  have  the  same  ob¬ 
ject  in  view  and  the  same  interests  as  the  missiona¬ 
ries.  Their  object  and  their  interest  are  nothing  else 
than  to  render  the  mission  and  missionaries  in  con¬ 
nection  with  the  Society  as  useful  as  possible. 


VII.  Marriage. 

1.  It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  good  health  is 
important  in  the  wife  of  a  missionary,  and  that  without 
it  all  other  qualifications  will  be  almost  useless. 

2.  A  minister  does  not  more  need  intellectual  and 
moral  cultivation  and  finished  manners  in  a  wife  at 
home,  than  in  a  foreign  field,  where  she  is  almost  his 
only  companion  and  adviser. 

3.  Single  missionaries  should  not  marry  until  about 
the  time  of  their  departure. 

VIII.  Ordmation. 

When  a  missionary  has  received  official  notice  of 
his  appointment,  it  is  left  with  himself  and  his  friends, 
or  with  the  church  or  ecclesiastical  body  with  which 
he  is  connected,  to  make  arrangements  for  his  ordina¬ 
tion.  Care  should  be  taken  that  the  time,  place,  man¬ 
ner,  and  all  the  circumstances,  be  such  as  to  give  no 
just  cause  for  dissatisfaction  in  any  quarter,  and  such 
as  in  the  highest  degree  possible  will  promote  the  in¬ 
terests  of  the  missionary  cause. 

IX.  Allowa?ices. 

The  following  sums  may  be  expected  as  allowances 
at  the  discretion  of  the  Executive  Board  : — 

1 .  Allowance  for  outfit : — 

{a)  Man  and  wife,  four  hundred  dollars. 

(7)  Single  missionary,  two  hundred  dollars. 

(7)  Each  child  over  two  years  of  age  and  under 
twelve,  fifty  dollars. 


12 


MANUAL. 


2.  Allowance  for  children  of  missionaries  in  the 
field  :  five  dollars  a  month  for  each  child ;  this  ap¬ 
propriation  to  be  continued  until  they  arive  at  the 
age  of  seventeen  years,  unless  some  other  means 
for  their  support  shall  become  available  at  an 
earlier  age. 

3.  Such  incidental  expenses  as  may  be  approved  by 
the  Executive  Board,  will  be  allowed  by  the  Mission 
Committee. 

4.  Allowances  for  superannuated  and  disabled  mis¬ 
sionaries. 

When  superannuated  or  disabled  missionaries,  or 
the  widows  of  missionaries  return  to  this  country  with 
the  approbation  of  the  Executive  Board,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Board  to  make  such  grants 
towards  their  support  as  the  circumstances  in  each 
case  sliall  require. 

Extraordinary  cases  excepted,  after  the  lapse  of  a 
year  from  their  return,  no  grant  is  to  be  made  to  mis¬ 
sionaries  who  are  able  to  labor,  but  are  not  expect¬ 
ed  to  go  back  to  their  missionary  work. 

X.  Outfit. 

The  outfit  of  a  missionary  includes  the  clothing,  bed¬ 
ding,  etc.,  for  his  use  on  arriving  at  his  place  of  desti¬ 
nation,  together  with  a  select  private  library,  and  the 
necessary  furniture  for  housekeeping. 

Some  portion  of  the  furniture  can  ordinarily  be  pro¬ 
cured  in  the  country  to  which  he  is  going.  Should  it 
resemble  the  furniture  used  by  the  natives,  so  much 


MANUAL . 


i3 


the  better,  if  it  can  be  rendered  convenient,  as  that  will 
make  both  him  and  his  house  more  agreeable  to  them. 

Necessary  traveling  expenses  preparatory  to  embark¬ 
ation,  and  the  cost  of  passage,  though  paid  by  the 
Board,  are  not  included  in  the  outfit. 

It  is  desirable  that  the  relatives  and  personal  friends 
of  the  candidate  should,  so  far  as  they  are  able  and  dis¬ 
posed,  aid  in  furnishing  the  outfit.  Of  course,  those 
pious  parents  who  would  have  aided  their  children 
with  funds  to  commence  housekeeping,  had  they  been 
married  with  a  view  to  residing  in  this  country,  will  not 
withhold  their  aid  because  their  children  become  mis¬ 
sionaries. 

Application  should  never  be  made  to  an  auxiliary 
society  for  aid  in  procuring  outfit,  nor  for  any  extra 
allowance  beyond  what  is  given  by  the  Society.  If 
the  allowance  made  by  the  Society  is  not  large  enough, 
it  ought  to  be  increased.  If  it  is  sufficient,  the  auxil¬ 
iary  ought  not  to  be  requested  to  enlarge  it.  Besides, 
irregularities  of  this  kind  will  lead  to  evils  without  end. 

Well-made  boxes  of  medium  size  are  ordinarily 
more  convenient  than  trunks  for  packing  clothing. 
The  boxes  should  be  numbered,  and  a  list  made  of 
every  article  contained  in  each.  Things  to  be  used  on 
the  voyage  should  be  packed  separately,  and  marked 
accordingly.  Everything  should  be  at  the  place  of 
embarkation  some  days  before  the  time  set  for  the  de¬ 
parture. 

It  is  well  to  seek  advice,  but  one  should  make  out  a 
list  for  himself,  as  the  result  of  his  own  reflections. 


14 


MANUAL. 


Every  missionary,  knowing  a  few  facts,  and  exercising 
some  thought  on  the  subject,  can  form  a  satisfactory 
opinion  as  to  what  he  will  require.  He  needs  to  know 
the  length  of  the  voyage,  the  climates  he  is  to  pass 
through,  and  that  no  washing  is  done  at  sea.  He  can 
then  judge  what  he  will  need  for  the  voyage,  and  his 
wife  can  do  the  same  for  herself. 

The  number  of  articles  to  be  used  on  the  voyage 
should  be  as  few  as  possible,  yet  sufficient,  with  a  few 
extras  for  sickness.  In  warm  weather  more  changes 
will  be  necessary  than  in  cold. 

Thick  clothing,  somewhat  worn,  will  be  found  use¬ 
ful  on  shipboard  and  in  traveling. 

In  determining  what  articles  of  clothing  shall  be 
taken  for  the  voyage,  and  for  use  after  reaching  the 
field,  one  should  proceed  methodically,  beginning  with 
the  outer  garment,  and  noting  down  how  many  will  be 
needed — thick  and  thin,  coarse  and  fine,  woolen,  cot¬ 
ton,  etc. 

A  lady  should  take  the  same  course  in  respect  to 
her  clothing.  As  a  general  rule,  clothing  should  be 
warmer  for  winter  and  cooler  for  summer  than  in  the 
same  temperature  in  this  country. 

In  making  the  purchases,  one  should  also  see  at 
.every  step  that  he  is  not  running  beyond  his  available 
means. 

All  articles  of  clothing  and  bedding  one  has  on  hand 
should  be  taken,  also  any  choice  articles  of  furniture ; 
but  as  much  of  the  allowance  as  possible  should  be  re¬ 
served  for  expenses  on  arrival,  as  nearly  all  that  a  mis- 


M  A NUAL . 


15 


sionary  needs  may  be  obtained  at  reasonable  rates  in 
Calcutta.  One  should  bear  in  mind  that  baggage  to 
the  extent  of  twenty  cubic  feet  is  allowed  each  person 
free  of  charge.  Anything  beyond  that  amount  is  sub¬ 
ject  to  extra  charge  on  the  passage. 

The  outfit  of  a  missionary  is  regarded  as  the  proper¬ 
ty  of  the  Society  so  far  as  purchased  with  its  funds ; 
and  in  case  a  missionary  retires  from  the  field  within 
a  limited  period  for  other  cause  than  failure  of  health, 
it  is  expected  that  an  equitable  return  will  be  made  to 
the  Society — due  regard  being  had  to  expenses  in¬ 
curred  and  services  rendered. 

XI.  Presents. 

1.  Missionaries  are  not  required  to  account  to  the 
Society  for  presents  of  a  strictly  private  character ;  but 
all  donations  and  subscriptions  they  may  receive  as 
missionaries ,  belong  to  the  Society’s  funds,  and  must 
be  credited  accordingly. 

2.  Presents  designed  as  personal  favors  to  mis¬ 
sionaries,  should  be  distinctly  named  as  such  by  the 
donors. 

XII.  The  Duty  of  a  New  Missionary  upon  Arrival. 

A  new  missionary  shall  confer  with  his  fellow-labor¬ 
ers,  and  endeavor  to  profit  by  their  counsel  and  ex¬ 
perience.  He  should  by  no  means  attempt  to  dictate  to 
those  who  have  been  in  the  field  long  enough  to  know 
better  than  he  can,  on  his  arrival,  what  is  the  best 
course  in  relation  to  the  affairs  of  the  mission.  Any 


i6 


MANUAL. 


one  may  make  inquiries  or  suggestions  in  relation  to 
matters  concerning  any  part  of  the  missionary  work, 
but  never  should  this  be  done  in  a  way  to  excite  sus¬ 
picion  that  the  inquiries  and  suggestions  are  made 
through  st  sense  of  superiority  in  ability  and  judgment 
over  any  other  laborer. 

XIII.  Returned  Missionaries. 

1.  When  for  any  reason  it  is  deemed  best  by  the 
Mission  Committee  that  a  missionary  should  return, 
the  case  must  be  stated  to  the  Executive  Board  ;  and  if 
the  reasons  are  satisfactory,  permission  will  be  given 
and  funds  remitted  for  return.  But  when  illness  is  too 
severe  to  allow  of  the  delay  that  would  be  caused  by 
consulting  the  Executive  Board,  the  Mission  Commit¬ 
tee,  if  it  sanction  a  return,  is  authorized  to  use  any 
funds  at  its  command  for  the  return  passage. 

2.  When  a  missionary  returns  to  this  country  in 
accordance  with  the  rules  of  the  Society,  he  should 
early  seek  an  interview  with  the  Executive  Board,  who 
will  consult  with  him  in  relation  to  the  course  he  shall 
pursue  while  he  remains  here. 

3.  Every  missionary  in  this  country  who  expects  to 
return  to  the  field  shall  be  under  the  authority  of  the 
Executive  Board. 

XIV.  The  Bible  School. 

1.  The  Bible  School,  founded  in  1878  and  opened  at 
Midnapore,  India,  May  1,  1879,  s^ia^  be  under  the 


MANUAL. 


1 7 


direction  of  a  Board  of  Trustees,  consisting  of  the 
members  of  the  Mission  Committee,  and  of  such  other 
persons  as  it  may  appoint. 

2.  The  Principal  of  said  School  shall  be  chosen  by 
the  Executive  Board. 

3.  The  Trustees  of  said  School  are  hereby  author¬ 
ized  to  make  all  rules  and  regulations  for  its  manage¬ 
ment,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Executive  Board. 

XV.  Miscellaneous. 

1.  Money  received  by  this  Society  shall  be  appro¬ 
priated  according  to  the  wish  of  the  donors,  either  for 
the  immediate  benefit  of  the  Society,  or  to  increase 
its  permanent  fund. 

2.  No  missionary  of  the  Society  shall  engage  in 
any  transactions  or  employments  that  will  interfere 
with  missionary  work. 

3.  The  missionaries  are  regarded  as  having  an 
equitable  claim  upon  the  churches  in  whose  behalf 
they  go  among  the  heathen,  for  an  economical  support 
while  performing  their  missionary  labors ;  and  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Society  to  see  that  a  fair  and 
equitable  allowance  is  made  to  them,  taking  into 
view  their  actual  circumstances. 

4.  Public  appeals  for  special  departments  of  work 
shall  not  be  made  by  the  missionaries,  unless 
authorized  by  the  Mission  Committee,  and  approved 
by  the  Executive  Board. 

5.  From  the  time  of  his  appointment,  the  mission¬ 
ary  must  keep  the  Corresponding  Secretary  informed 


i8 


MANUAL . 


where  letters  will  find  him  at  the  shortest  possible  no¬ 
tice.  This  may  be  very  important,  as  his  departure 
may,  by  various  means,  be  either  hastened  or  delayed. 

.  6.  All  property  in  India  belonging  to  the  Mission, 
shall  be  held  for  the  Society,  in  trust,  by  five  Trustees, 
appointed,  one  each  year,  by  the  Executive  Board. 
The  said  trustees  shall  report  annually  the  items, 
value,  and  condition  of  the  property  held  by  them. 

7.  It  is  desirable  that  missionaries  should  take  a  va¬ 
cation  of  from  two  to  four  weeks  each  year,  with  the 
approval  of  the  Mission  Committee.  Said  committee 
is  authorized  to  allow  the  necessary  traveling  expenses ; 
but,  in  case  of  a  sea  voyage,  only  such  expenses  should 
be  allowed  as  are  above  the  ordinary  cost  of  living  in 
the  mission. 


MANUAL. 


T9 


FREE  BAPTIST  FOREIGN  MISSION  SOCIETY. 


The  Free  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society  was  or¬ 
ganized  in  the  fall  of  1832,  in  the  Free  Baptist  meeting¬ 
house  at  North  Parsonsfield,  Maine.  Rev.  John  Buz- 
zell  preached  in  this  house  many  years.  It  is  not  now 
standing.  In  the  winter  of  the  following  year — Jan.  29, 
1833,  —  the  Society  received  its  charter  from  the 
Maine  Legislature.  The  first  meeting  under  this  char¬ 
ter  was  held  March  6,  1833,  in  the  house  in  which  the 
Society  was  organized.  The  second  meeting  under 
the  charter  was  held  at  the  same  place  three  days 
after.  At  this  meeting  a  constitution  was  adopted,  and 
the  first  officers  of  the  Society  were  chosen. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  was  held  at 
North  Parsonsfield,  Sept.  14,  1833  ;  the  second  at  the 
same  place,  Sept.  23,  1834 ;  and  the  third  at  Modera¬ 
tion  Mills,  Buxton,  Me.,  Sept.  23,  1835. 

The  first  missionaries  sent  out  by  the  Society  were 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eli  Noyes,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jeremiah 
Phillips,  who  sailed  from  Boston  in  the  ship  Louvre , 
Sept.  22,  1835.  Rev.  Amos  Sutton,  d.  d.,  English 
General  Baptist  Missionary  in  India,  who  came  from 
India  to  America  in  the  spring  of  1833,  in  the  interests 
of  Foreign  Missions,  accompanied  them. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  the  Presidents,  Re¬ 
cording  Secretaries,  Corresponding  Secretaries,  and 
Treasurers  of  the  Society,  from  the  time  of  the  organiza- 


20 


MANUAL. 


tion  of  the  Society  under  its  charter  until  the  present 
time,  the  years  in  which  they  were  chosen  being  pre¬ 
fixed  : — 

Presidents. 

In  1833,  John  Buzzell ;  1847,  Enoch  Place;  1848, 
Jonathan  Woodman;  1851,  Arthur  Caverno  ;  1852, 
Dexter  Waterman  ;  1856,  John  Stevens  ;  1858,  Charles 
O.  Libby ;  1861,  Theodore  Stevens;  1868,  Ebenezer 
Knowlton;  1874,  James  Rand  ;  1883,  Joseph  McLeod  ; 
1886,  Oren  B.  Cheney. 

Recording  Secretaries. 

In  1833,  Samuel  Beede ;  1834,  Hosea  Quinby ; 
1842,  Daniel  P.  Cilley ;  1845,  Gorham  P.  Ramsey; 
1848,  Oren  B.  Cheney;  1853,  Frederic  Moulton; 
1858,  David  P.  Harriman ;  1864,  DeWitt  C.  Durgin ; 
1874,  Charles  S.  Perkins;  1878,  P.  W.  Perry;  1879, 
A.  C.  Hogbin;  1880,  Oren  B.  Cheney;  1886,  Alfred 
W.  Anthony. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

In  1833,  Samuel  Burbank;  1834,  Amos  Sutton; 
1835,  Daniel  P.  Cilley;  1837,  Enoch  Mack;  1842, 
Elias  Hutchins;  1859,  O.  R.  Bacheler;  1862,  C.  O. 
Libby  ;  1876,  J.  L.  Phillips  ;  1878,  Charles  S.  Perkins  ; 
1883,  Thomas  H.  Stacy. 

Treasurers. 

In  1833, 1.  N.  Sanborn  ;  1837,  William  Burr  ;  1867, 
C.  O.  Libby  ;  1876,  Nahum  Brooks  ;  1878,  Silas  Curtis ; 
1881,  Moses  B.  Smith;  1883,  E.  N.  Fernaid ;  1885, 
Arthur  Given. 


MANUAL, 


21 


REMARKS. 

Let  all  those  who  read  this  Manual,  remember:  — 

1.  That  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  established  missions. 

2.  That  the  Free  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society 
was  organized  for  the  purpose  of  obeying  our  Lord’s 
command. 

3.  That  the  Executive  Board  seeks  to  act  in  accord 
ance  with  the  will  of  Christ. 

4.  That  the  supreme  aim  of  the  Mission  Committee 
is  the  advancement  of  Christ’s  kingdom. 

5.  That  individual  missionaries  are  persons  who, 
actuated  by  like  principles,  forsake  all  to  follow  Christ. 

6.  That  this  Manual,  with  its  requirements  and 
suggestions,  is  designed  for  the  same  end, — the  spread 
of  the  Gospel  and  the  salvation  of  men,  according  to 
our  Master’s  will. 


22 


M  A  NU  A  L. 


THE  CHARTER. 

State  of  Maine. 


In  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  th  irty-three. 

An  Act  to  Incorporate  the  Freewill  Baptist  Foreign 
Mission  Society. 

Section  i.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Represen¬ 
tatives,  in  Legislature  assembled,  that  John  Buzzell,  Hosea  Quinby, 
William  Moulton,  Jr.,  Moses  Sweat,  David  Mudgett,  Elisha  Wad- 
leigh,  Jr.,  Benjamin  McKenney,  and  Pelatiah  Ricker,  with  their  as¬ 
sociates  and  successors,  be,  and  they  hereby  are,  incorporated  into  a 
company,  by  the  name  of  the  Freewill  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  So¬ 
ciety,  with  powers  to  prosecute  and  defend  suits  at  law;  to  use  a  com¬ 
mon  seal ;  to  establish  any  by-laws  for  the  management  of  their  af¬ 
fairs,  not  repugnant  to  the  laws  of  the  State ;  and  to  take,  hold,  and 
convey  any  estates,  real  or  personal,  the  annual  income  of  which 
shall  not  exceed  five  thousand  dollars :  provided ,  that  the  powers 
herein  granted  may  be  restrained,  enlarged,  or  annulled,  at  the  pleas¬ 
ure  of  the  Legislature. 

Sect.  2.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  said  Society  may  elect  in  the 
manner  specified  in  their  by-laws,  all  such  officers  as  they  may  deem 
necessary;  and  all  deeds,  grants,  agreements,  made  in  behalf  of  said 
corporation,  may  be  sealed  with  the  common  seal  and  signed  by  such 
officer  or  officers  as  said  by-laws  may  designate.  And  any  three  of 
the  persons  above  named  may  call  the  first  meeting  of  said  Society, 
upon  giving  such  notice  as  they  may  think  suitable. 

Sect.  3.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  all  the  estate  of  said  Society, 
both  real  and  personal,  shall  be  used  and  improved  to  the  best  ad¬ 
vantage  ;  and  the  income  thereof,  with  such  part  of  the  principal  as 
the  appropriate  officers  of  the  Society  may  think  proper,  together 
with  the  annual  subscriptions,  donations,  and  contributions,  which 
may  be  made  to  the  Society,  shall  be  applied  to  the  sole  use  and 
purpose  of  diffusing  Christian  knowledge,  by  means  of  Foreign  Mis¬ 
sions,  in  such  manner  as  the  Society  may  judge  will  best  promote 
the  design  of  their  corporation. 


M A  NU A  L. 


23 


In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Jan.  26,  1833.  This  bill,  having 
had  three  several  readings,  passed  to  be  enacted. 

Nathan  Clifford,  Speaker. 


In  Senate,  Jan.  28,  1833. 
ings,  passed  to  be  enacted. 

Jan.  29,  1833.  Approved. 


This  bill,  having  had  two  several  read- 
FranCIS  O.  J.  Smith,  President. 
Samuel  E.  Smith,  Governor. 


First  Amendment  to  the  Charter. 

State  of  Maine. 

In  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixty-eight. 

An  Act  Additional  to  “  An  Act  to  Incorporate  the  Free¬ 
will  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society.” 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Se?iate  and  House  of  Representatives,  in  Legis¬ 
lature  assembled. 

SECTION  i.  That  the  Freewill  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society  be 
authorized  and  empowered  to  hold  its  annual  meeting,  or  meetings, 
for  business,  in  any  State  of  these  United  States;  and  all  business 
transacted  at  such  meetings  as  may  be  held  in  other  States,  shall  be 
legal  as  though  held  in  this  State :  provided,  always,  that  legal  no¬ 
tice  of  all  such  meetings  shall  be  given  the  same  as  if  held  in  this 

State. 

SECT.  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  when  approved. 

Approved,  Feb.  19,  1868. 

j.  L.  Chamberlain,  Governor. 


Second  Amendment  to  the  Charter. 

State  of  Maine. 

In  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighty-three. 

An  Act  to  Amend  the  Charter  of  the  Freewill  Bap¬ 
tist  Foreign  Mission  Society. 


24 


MANUAL. 


Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives,  in  Legis¬ 
lature  assembled,  as  follows: — 

Section  i.  Chapter  two  hundred  and  ninety-four  of  the  private 
and  special  laws  of  eighteen  hundred  and  thirty-three,  entitled  “  An 
Act  to  Incorporate  the  Freewill  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society,"  as 
amended  by  chapter  five  hundred  and  thirty- five  of  the  private  and 
special  laws  of  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-eight,  is  amended  as  fol¬ 
lows  :  Said  corporation  shall  have  the  power  to  take,  hold,  and  con¬ 
vey  any  estate,  real  or  personal,  the  annual  income  of  which  shall 
not  exceed  one  hundred  thousand  dollars. 

Sect.  2.  In  addition  to  the  power  granted  in  the  foregoing  sec¬ 
tion,  the  said  corporation  shall  have  the  right  to  take,  hold,  and  con¬ 
vey,  estates,  real  or  personal,  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  and 

managing  a  school,  college,  or  other  institution  of  learning,  in  any 
foreign  country. 

SECT.  3.  Said  corporation  shall  hereafter  be  known  and  designated 

as  the  Free  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society;  but  no  rights  of  prop¬ 
erty  shall  be  disturbed  or  affected  by  said  change  of  name,  and  all 
gifts,  bequests,  conveyances,  or  proceedings,  in  which  the  corpora¬ 
tion  is  described  as  the  Freewill  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society 
shall  be  as  valid  and  effectual  as  if  the  said  corporation  was  de¬ 
scribed  as  the  Free  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society. 

Sect.  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect  when  approved  by  the  gov¬ 
ernor,  and  adopted  by  vote  of  the  corporation. 

Approved,  Jan.  26,  1883. 

Frederick  Robie,  Governor. 


Minneapolis,  Minn.,  Oct.  8,  1883. 

At  a  legal  meeting  of  the  foregoing  corporation,  held  this  day  at 
the  Free  Baptist  church  in  this  city,  at  two  of  the  clock  in  the  after¬ 
noon,  the  act  entitled  "An  Act  to  Amend  the  Charter  of  the  Free¬ 
will  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society,”  approved  Jan.  26,  1883  was 
unanimously  adopted. 

Attest  : 


O.  B.  CHENEY,  Recording  Secretaty. 


MANUAL . 


25 


THE  CONSTITUTION. 

Article  i.  The  object  of  this  society  shall  be  to  diffuse  a  knowl¬ 
edge  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  throughout  the  world,  to  the  end  that 
all  men  may  believe  on  him  and  be  saved. 

Art.  2.  The  membership  shall  consist  first  of  delegates  from  such 
churches  of  Christ,  or  associations  of  Christians,  as  hold  to  salvation 
through  faith  and  believers’  baptism,  the  same  having  been  ap¬ 
proved  by  a  vote  of  the  Society,  and  having  contributed  $100  to  its 
fund  during  the  current  year :  provided ,  that  one  delegate  only  shall 
be  sent  by  each  church  or  association  ;  and  second,  of  any  person 
who  has  been  accepted  by  vote,  and  who  has  paid  during  the  year 
$20  into  the  treasury.  Any  person  may  be  a  member  one  year, 
on  being  accepted  by  vote  and  paying  $2  into  the  treasury  of  the 
Society. 

Art.  3.  At  least  fourteen  days’  notice  shall  be  given  of  all  meet¬ 
ings  of  this  Society  that  may  be  held,  both  annual  and  special,  in 
some  paper  published  in  the  State  of  Maine. 

Art.  4.  The  officers  of  this  Society  shall  be  a  President,  six  Vice- 
Presidents,  a  Recording  Secretary,  a  Corresponding  Secretary, 
a  Treasurer,  and  an  Auditor,  who  shall  be  chosen  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Society  this  year,  1883,  and  shall  hold  their  respective 
offices  for  three  years,  or  until  others  shall  be  chosen  in  their  stead. 
There  shall  also  be  an  Executive  Board  of  fifteen,  of  which  the  Presi¬ 
dent,  Recording  Secretary,  and  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  So¬ 
ciety  shall  be  members  ex  officio;  and  the  other  twelve  shall  be 
chosen  at  the  annual  meeting  this  year,  1883,  the  first  four  to  hold 
their  office  until  the  annual  meeting  of  1884,  the  second  four  until 
that  of  1885,  and  the  third  four  until  that  of  1886;  and  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  1884,  and  at  every  annual  meeting  thereafter,  there  shall 
be  chosen  four  members  of  this  Board  to  hold  office  until  the  third  an¬ 
nual  meeting  from  the  time  of  their  election.  And  in  case  the  So¬ 
ciety  shall  at  any  annual  meeting  neglect  to  fill  any  of  the  vacancies 
occurring  in  the  Board,  the  person  or  persons  whose  term  of  office 
had  expired,  shall  be  continued  in  office  until  such  time  as  the  So¬ 
ciety  shall  determine. 


26 


M A  NU A  L . 


Art.  5.  The  President  shall  be  President  of  the  Executive  Board. 
He  shall  also  preside  in  all  meetings  of  the  Society,  and  in  his  ab¬ 
sence  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents  shall  preside;  and  in  case  of  the 
absence  of  all  the  Vice-Presidents,  the  Recording  Secretary,  or  some 
member  of  the  Society,  shall  call  the  Society  to  order,  when  a  Presi¬ 
dent  pro  tem.  shall  be  chosen. 

Art.  6.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  be  duly  qualified,  and  he 
shall  keep  an  accurate^  record  of  the  doings  of  the  Society,  and 
certify  that  the  same  is  true. 

Art.  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Corresponding  Secretary, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Executive  Board,  to  conduct  the  corre¬ 
spondence  upon  all  subjects  relating  to  the  missions  of  the  Society 
and  to  prepare  the  annual  report  for  the  Society. 

Art.  8.  The  Treasurer  shall  be  duly  qualified,  and  shall  give 
bonds  to  the  Society  in  a  sum  satisfactory  to  the  Executive  Board. 
He  shall  take  charge  of  the  funds  belonging  to  the  Society,  and 
keep  an  accurate  account  of  the  same.  He  shall,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Executive  Board,  make  all  investments  of  the  funds  of  the 
Society  that  need  to  be  invested,  and  shall,  under  the  direction  of 
the  Executive  Board,  sign  all  deeds,  bonds,  and  other  papers  by 
which  the  Society  is  to  become  legally  bound. 

Art.  9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Auditor  to  examine  the  Treas¬ 
urer’s  books  and  papers  at  least  once  a  year,  and  make  a  report  of 
his  examination  to  the  Executive  Board. 

Art.  10.  The  Executive  Board  shall  have  power  to  act  for  and  in 
behalf  of  the  Society  from  one  annual  meeting  to  another;  and  it 
shall  make  a  report  of  its  doings  to  the  Society  at  every  annual 
meeting,  and  at  such  other  times  as  the  Society  may  require  ;  it  shall 
choose  its  own  Secretary,  call  all  meetings  of  the  Society,  both 
annual  and  special,  and  fill  all  vacancies  occurring  in  the  Board  and 
in  the  offices  of  the  Society.  All  members  of  the  Board  shall  be  no¬ 
tified  of  all  meetings  of  the  Board,  and  five  members  shall  constitute 
a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

Art.  11.  The  Society  shall  meet  annually  for  the  transaction  of 
business,  and  at  such  other  times  as  the  Executive  Board  may  de¬ 
termine. 

Art.  12.  Fifteen  members  of  the  Society  shall  constitute  a  quo¬ 
rum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

Art.  13.  This  constitution  may  be  amended  at  any  regular 
meeting  of  the  Society,  annual  or  special,  by  vote  of  two-thirds  of 


M  A  A  U  A  L. 


27 


the  members  present :  provided ,  that  the  proposed  amendment  shall 
have  been  presented  in  writing  to  the  Society  at  a  previous  meeting, 
by  some  member  of  the  Society;  or,  in  lieu  thereof,  shall  have  been 
presented  in  writing  by  some  member  of  the  Society  to  the  Record¬ 
ing  Secretary,  at  least  one  month  prior  to  the  time  of  holding  said 
regular  meeting,  it  being  hereby  made  the  duty  of  said  Recording 
Secretary  to  immediately  cause  said  amendment  to  be  published  in 
a  paper  widely  circulated  among  the  members  of  the  Society :  and 
provided  also,  that  any  and  all  amendments  recommended  by  the 
Executive  Board  may  be  acted  upon  by  the  Society  without  pre¬ 
vious  notice  or  publication. 

Art.  14.  Any  constitution,  law,  regulation,  or  vote  of  the  Society, 
inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  constitution,  is  hereby  re¬ 
scinded. 


28 


MANUAL. 


THE  MISSION  FIELD. 

Our  foreign  field  is  situated  in  Bengal,  British  India. 
The  port  to  which  our  missionaries  sail  is  Calcutta,  and 
the  passage  is  made  via  England  and  the  Suez  Canal. 
The  usual  length  of  voyage  is  from  six  to  seven  weeks, 
according  to  time  required  for  making  connections  in 
England,  where  the  traveler  has  to  change  ships. 
Only  steamships  take  this  route,  sailing  ships  still  going 
around  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope. 

Our  India  field  occupies  the  two  districts  of  Midna- 
pore  and  Balasore,  and  contiguous  portions  of  two  or 
three  adjoining  districts.  It  covers  an  area  of  more 
than  seven  thousand  square  miles,  and  the  population 
will  not  fall  short  of  three  and  a  half  million  souls. 
The  people  are  Hindus,  Mohammedans  and  a  jungle 
tribe  called  Santals.  The  Hindus  of  Balasore  speak 
the  Oriya  language,  the  vernacular  of  the  province  of 
Orissa,  of  which  Balasore  is  the  northern  district.  The 
Hindus  of  Midnapore  speak  Bengali,  the  language  of 
Bengal.  The  Mohammedans,  speak  these  two  lan¬ 
guages  to  some  extent,  but  their  own  favorite  language 
is  the  Hindustani.  The  Santals  have  no  written  lan¬ 
guage,  but  their  wild,  beautiful  tongue  has  been  re¬ 
duced  to  writing  by  the  missionaries,  and  books  for 
their  use  are  printed  in  the  Bengali  and  Roman  char¬ 
acters. 

The  principal  stations  now  occupied  in  this  field  are 
Midnapore,  Balasore,  Bhimpore,  Jellasore  and  Santi- 


MANUAL. 


29 


pore.  The  work  of  the  missionaries  consists  of  preach¬ 
ing  the  Gospel,  teaching  or  superintending  schools, 
printing  Scriptures  and  school  books,  and  healing  the 
sick.  The  Mission  Press  and  the  Bible  School  for 
training  native  helpers  are  located  at  Midnapore.  The 
names  of  the  present  staff  of  missionaries,  together  with 
the  church  and  educational  statistics  for  the  year  end¬ 
ing  March,  1886,  are  here  appended. 


*  POST-OFFICE  ADDRESS 

Dr.  O.  R.  Bacheler,  Midnapore. 
Mrs.  O.  R.  Bacheler,  Midnapore. 
Rev .T.W. Burkholder.  Midnapore. 
Mrs.T.W.  Burkholder, Midnapore. 
Rev.  M.  J.  Coldren,  Bhadrack. 
Mrs.  M.J.  Coldren,  Bhadrack. 
Miss  L.  Coombs,  Midnapore. 

Rev.  F.  D.  George,  Midnapore. 
Mrs.  F.  D.  George,  Midnapore. 
Rev.  B.  F.  Griffin,  Balasore. 

Mrs.  B.  F.  Griffin,  Balasore. 

Mrs.  H.  C.  Phillips,  Jellasore. 

Miss  N.  M.  PI: 


OF  THE  MISSIONARIES. 

M  iss  H.  P.  Phillips,  Balasore. 
Miss  I.  O.  Phillips,  Balasore. 

Mrs.  D.  F.  Smith,  Balasore. 

Dr.  J.  L.  Phillips,  Howard,  R.  I., 
Mrs.  J.L.  Phillips,  Howard,  R.  I., 

[U.  S.  A. 

Miss  Ella  M.  Butts,  Midnapore. 
Dr.  H.  M.  Bacheler,  Midnapore. 
Mrs.  H.  M.  Bacheler,  Midnapore 
Rev.  A.  P.  Boyer,  Midnapore. 
Mrs.  A.  P.  Boyer,  Midnapore. 
Miss  J.  B.  Hooper,  Midnapore. 
illips,  Jellasore. 


*  Write  India,  via  Brindisi,  alter  each  address. 


church:  statistics. 


Native 

Christian 

Community. 

Tt-wvOvOoo  N  in  Cn  vO 

cn'Too  cn  <m  con  woo 

CO  HI  MM  M 

to 

00 

<D 

M 

Sabbath-School 

Scholars. 

90 

316 

1,631 

40 

78 

140 

442 

107 

60 

Tt* 

Ov 

0) 

Native 

Contributions. 

Rs.  16  8A0P 

172  12  0 

hi  6  0 

26  12  0 

4  80 

69  3  0 

150  14  6 

14  0  0 

29  9  3 

0 

00 

LO 

00 

IO 

CO 

& 

Total  of 
Communicants. 

oovo  ovo  comt^vo  0. 
MvOOOMinvOnOv 

M 

co 

m 

m 

Non-Resident 

Members. 

WLO<NN  ,  Tf  00  Tf  0 

M  M  M  M  M  M 

vO 

00 

Resident 

Members. 

Cn.  m  00  Tf  CO  hi  O'  01  Cn 

H  IOCnHI  M  lO  Tt"  HI  00 

M 

N 

Cn 

Died. 

.  CO  HI  M  .  CO  .  HI  0) 

M 

M 

Excluded. 

.  Tj-  .  M  M  M  .CO 

Tf 

M 

Dismissed  by 
Letter. 

. CO  .  HI 

Added  by 
Letter. 

00  .  .  0)  in  .  M 

VO 

M 

Added  by 
Baptism. 

4 

2 

8 

2 

M 

When 

Organized. 

1880 

1838 

1874 

1880 

1884 

1840 

1863 

1880 

1867 

Churches. 

Babaigadia . 

Balasore . 

Bhimpore . 

Dantoon . 

Gadalata . 

Jellasore . 

Midnapore . 

Palasbani . 

Santipore . 

o\ 

EDUCATIONAL  STATISTICS. 


P  c n 

<!  P 

o  g 


CO 

p 

H 

Z 

<3 

C/2 


mo  n  o  n  tvoo  \ooon<nooomdnvo<m 

(^■^-■^•CMWMTl-CSOOlHI-IONOMtvM 
OH  HM  M  H  CO  H 


O  CO  M  O'  O  co 

-tf-  H  CO  o*  o 
H  VO 


CO 

VO 

lO 

CO 


covO  CO  CO 
O  OH 


O  h  o  O  oo 

C-n  C'»  O  <N 

co 


oo 

co 

co 


I 

s 

o 

ffi 

< 

% 


OO  .  tJ-  rj-  . 


.VO 


Cl 


Cl  On  CO 

oi  h  d 


<N 


o 

o 

o 

GO 

'C 

<v 

bC 

b£j 

I 

T3 

0 

cS 

c4 

c3 

3 

a> 

N 

it 

a> 


l/l 

P 

P 

2 

•H 

K 


M- 


oo  vO 
co  O 

0)  H 


,  CO 


N  vO  O'  O' 

COM  .to 


co  tj-  cooo  oo  co 
cooo  -^1-  C^.  -^1- 

0/  H 


.VO  vO  CO  (M  'O 
O  N  vj*  H 
N 


00 

nj- 


M  ^  P 

U  Oh 


OO  .  com  .OO  .  .00  .VO  .  .  OvO  Ov+  Tt-00  <M 

•  M  H  H  lO  COM  CO  CO 

* 


■vh 

ov 

CO 


m 

p 

o 

o 

m 

HH 

O 

c n 


o  o 

O  O  in 
-P  -to 

o  O  — 

C/2  C/2  O 


o 

Oj 

c 

i— < 

«D 


*  3 

o 
oi 
C 
*-< 

l  aj 

>> 

2>  H 
T3  f 

'a  £ 

o 

in  C/1 

^  >Th 

o  -5 
CQO 


t-t 

,o 


*■§ 

>.o 

-to 
to  o 
£(72 
•P  to 


C 
to 
to 
0) 
C/2  N 


!*! 


O 
O 
-to 
o 

w 

to 

tog 

si 

o  -n  o 

C/2  i;  g 
-  bo.2 
5  co  ^ 

aj  -n  cn 
<D  ^ 

a>2 

a>  a> 
3/3/3 

WHH 


o 
.  o 
-to 

•  o 
C/2 

*  c-> 

o-2 

O  33 
-C  O 
O  03 

^  £ 
f 

h> 

2  <u  O 
£  —  O 
.33  O)  h 
*-03 


<D 

b£"d 

iS  c 


o 

Oi 

>-* 

£ 


u. 

oi 


Ch 

CLh 


«  H 

—  of 

o  o  — 

O  2  b/3 

-£  o  — 

mwK 

f  h'  O 
tep  to  o 


O 

o 

rQ 

o  ■ 

C/2 


to 


C/l 


> 

c 

.2 
-♦— > 
c/l 

•  f— M 

u 

,  ^ 
u 


o 

(D 

.  (D  S-, 

;  x:  p: 


£  -to  "to 
•c^  O  O 

o 

—  O  -C 

03  to  c/2  ° 

W“ 

Pi  t/3 
33 
73 

to 


.„  to 

^  bCOn  — 

to  53  ,u  o 

.2  g  So  2 

•P  P-—  C/2 

nO^  « 

U .  o  c 

<n  O  aj 

iT.to  £_  - 

hbhNhhh hHOh 


> 


<D 


’  «  g 
b/)  § 
so  5 

«  5 

1  Ph  N) 

to  v 

<u  JZ 


O 
O 
,G  ’ 

mg 

333  C/2 
too  j,' 

c  i 

w.-e 

.  03 
P3  4) 


td  c/5  C/3 

o  o  o 
o  o  o 

P3  x.  P3 

—  nn  f  O  O 

O  ™C/2  72  C/2 
C/2  . 

^  ^ 

5_  5— - 
ci  aS  c^S 

£  £  £ 


o 
2  f 

^  b  f) 


b/)> 

C 


aj 
-+— < 

C 

ci 

(/} 

(D 

<D 


(D  0)  0) 

bx)  b/)  be 

aJ  c3  ^3 


oS 
■*-> 

J  ■£  >  >  > 

i  ><  o  ^  ^ 

h  72  H  H 


in 

Z 

O 

H 

C 

H 

C/2 


<u 

H 

O 

cn 

— 

13 

W 


p: 

o 

oi 


ai 


u 


H  T3 

no  c 

o3  oi 
p:  -C 


SG2 


0) 

Ch 

o 

2“  5 

o!  of) 
i3  a3 
0)  to3 
0) 


tu' 

V* 

<D 

,^T 

l_ 

O 

u 

C 

o 

a. 

O 

a3 

a 

ai 

ex 

J=) 

c 

C 

!2 

£ 

C/l 

r2 

d 

V— 1 

!to 

03 

C/2 

CQ 

oj 


0/3  to 
£  £ 
■P-3 


